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Monday, June 29, 2009

The deciding game of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals earned an impressive 13.5 local rating in Buffalo according to Alan Pergament's column in Saturday's issue of the Buffalo News.

It's safe to assume that Buffalo was the third highest rated market with that figure, but the Top Ten local markets were never made public. Pittsburgh set a local ratings record for NHL markets with a 42.2 rating.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Buffalo, likely because of how disappointing the Sabres past two seasons have been, has been paying much less attention to the Stanley Cup playoffs than it usually does.

That said, the rematch between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins is still drawing more interest in Buffalo than any other American city without a rooting interest. From the NHL's press release:

Monday, January 19, 2009

Sports Business Journal listed the league-wide local television ratings for the American markets (as well as some good information on national ratings and attendance) in a recent article. The Buffalo market is tops in the country once again.

Anaheim Ducks

Prime Ticket (17)

0.29

11.50%

Atlanta Thrashers

SportSouth (27)

0.23

21.10%

Boston Bruins

NESN (37)

2.16

53.20%

Buffalo Sabres

MSG (38)

8.87

3.70%

Chicago Blackhawks

Comcast SportsNet Chicago (26)

1.07

72.60%

Columbus Blue Jackets

Fox Sports Ohio (37)

1.43

40.20%

Dallas Stars

Fox Sports Southwest (32)

0.52

18.20%

Denver Avalanche

Altitude (35)

1.65

21.30%

Detroit Red Wings

Fox Sports Detroit (32)

3.7

-21.80%

Florida Panthers

Fox Sports Florida (29)

0.15

-16.70%

Los Angeles Kings

Fox Sports West (31)

0.38

26.70%

Minnesota Wild

Fox Sports North (22)

2.22

-12.90%

New Jersey Devils

MSG+ (31)

0.38

15.20%

New York Islanders

MSG+ (30)

0.17

-37.00%

New York Rangers

MSG (36)

1.03

-3.70%

Philadelphia Flyers

Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (32)

2.22

1.40%

Phoenix Coyotes

Fox Sports Arizona (22)

0.5

100.00%

Pittsburgh Penguins

Fox Sports Pittsburgh (37)

6.14

22.10%

San Jose Sharks

Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (31)

1.25

42.00%

St. Louis Blues

Fox Sports Midwest (25)

1.32

-42.90%

Tampa Bay Lightning

Sun Sports (31)

0.49

-21.00%

Washington Capitals

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (31)

1.2

140.00%

Impressive gains in Washington, Chicago, and Boston. Detroit continues to slide back towards the pack. It seems that the Red Wings attendance problems may not be solely economic.